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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

迁就 [qiānjiù]
  1. 1. verb make allowances
    我们不能迁就这么多错误。
    We cannot make allowances for so many mistakes.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

迁就 [qiānjiù]
  1. 1. accommodate oneself to; yield to
    迁就姑息
    excessively accommodating; overlenient
    他太迁就孩子了,要什么就给买什么。
    He gives in to the child too much. Whatever she wants, he buys for her.
    在小事情上互相迁就着点儿
    give in a little to each other over small matters

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

迁就 [qiānjiù]
  1. 1. 将就;迎合别人
    对犯错误的人,不能迁就

Examples

他太迁就孩子了,要什么就给买什么。
He gives in to the child too much. Whatever she wants, he buys for her.
一味迁就
make endless concessions; make one concession after another
迁就
姑息迁就
Unchivalrously, the husbands who had to provide such innocent indulgences eventually began to count the costs.
很没男士风度的是,本该体贴迁就妻子的丈夫最后开始计算损失。

Collocations

迁就
indulge him
互相迁就
to compromise with each other
过分迁就
to compromise excessively
姑息迁就
appeasement

Word Decomposition


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